Electoral Act 1907

In this section —

a day appointed as polling day in an election of the Senate or a general election of the House of Representatives or as the voting day for a referendum as defined in the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 (Commonwealth) section 3(1); or

Christmas Day; or

Easter Saturday; or

a Sunday.

The 11 consecutive available days ending on the Friday before the polling day in an election are the early voting days on which a person can vote in the election at an early polling place.

However, if the polling day in an election is postponed under section 71(6), the early voting days for the election are —

if the polling day is postponed before the first early voting day fixed under subsection (2) — the 11 consecutive available days ending on the Friday before the polling day as postponed; or

otherwise — each available day that falls between the period beginning on the day on which the polling day is postponed and ending on the day before the polling day as postponed.

The Electoral Commissioner must publish a written notice on the Commission website stating —

the early voting days under subsection (2) for an election; and

if the polling day in an election is postponed under section 71(6) — the early voting days under subsection (3) for the election.